NPR’s Michele Norris to Be Honored With Distinguished Diversity Award Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (KCFAA) is proud to honor NPR’s Michele Norris with its distinguished Race, Place and Diversity Award at the annual Race, Place and Diversity Dinner on Monday, October 29 at the InterContinental Hotel on the Country Club Plaza. Every year, […]
KCFAA, Rainy Day Books to Host Special Author Series Thursday, July 26, 2018 (Kansas City) – Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (KCFAA), in partnership with Rainy Day Books, will host a special Author Series featuring Kansas City’s own Dr. Janice Ellis on July 31. A Conversation with Dr. Janice Ellis will be facilitated by […]
Since its inception, AileyCamp, a program offered through Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (KCFAA), has impacted the lives of more than 5,000 youth in the Greater Kansas City area. The program is celebrating 30 years of inspiring and educating youth and is getting ready for their final performances next month. “Celebrating 30 years of […]
KCFAA is a proud recipient of matched grants from Topeka Gives. Come join us and show your support for the mission and vision of KCFAA on June 5! How will your gift be used? $250 helps fund one week of tuition for a camper. $90 helps fund one 50-minute dance workshop for 30 students $35 […]
Due to our Ailey II performances April 5 – 7 at the Folly Theater, our First Friday classes at KCFAA have been cancelled. We hope you come to one or more of the performances and we will see you at First Friday in May!
Back in 1990, when I was a young dancer, I had the incredible opportunity to work for AileyCamp, a summer dance camp for ‘at risk’ kids. The kids who participated were young teens who were struggling at school for any number of reasons. This was one of the first years of AileyCamp. I taught Improvisation. […]
Setting the Stage is a popular, multimedia program of African-American and American history with a focus on dance. Performances are presented both for the public and for schools. For the first time since its inception over a decade ago, the program will be expanding its public performance across the state line to inspire and educate […]